National Competition in Service PlayingJan. 6-8, 2022
Sponsored by the DC Chapter of AGO, Schoenstein and Co. Organ Builders, and St. Paul’s K Street, Washington, DC Competition Guidelines: Preliminary Recorded Round Candidates submit video or audio digital recording of a live performance with their local singers, to include
a. Responsorial style with antiphon and accompanied solo verses b. Anglican Chant Submission qualifications and deadline:Submission qualifications and deadlines: Submission deadline for preliminary round: Nov. 15, 2021. Open to all American citizens under age 30 at the time of application deadline (Nov. 15, 2021). Applicants must submit a scan of their US passport or state-approved ID along with a submission fee of $35 payable to DC AGO via Paypal. Application submission will be via the Chapter's Google share drive. Send email to DCAGOCHAPTER@gmail.com for a unique folder for your materials. Selection of Four Finalists: Candidates will be notified of their qualification by Dec. 1, 2021. Housing in Washington, DC, will be provided for finalists for three nights. Final Live Competition Jan. 6-8, at St. Paul's K Street: Finalists arrive Jan. 6 or 7 to work on the organ for three hours each. Friday 6-10 pm: Finalists rehearse with a local choir in 45-minute increments. Saturday 10-noon: Public lecture-workshop by Professor Thomas Murray on accompanying Benjamin Britten’s “Rejoice in the Lamb.” Lunch on your own. 1-3:30 pm: Finalists perform publicly with a local choir conducted by Dr. Jeffrey Smith Jury deliberation and announcement of winner 6 pm: Dinner with judges, finalists and committee Repertoire for live Final Round 1. Vocal solo. Choose one from a. Ex ore innocentium by John Ireland b. Clouds and darkness or He delivered the poor (from Hear my Words) by C.H.H.Parry c. Easter (from Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams 2. Psalm setting. Choose one from a. Anglican Chant of at least 6 vv b. Responsorial Psalm of at least 4 vv c. Gregorian Introit Antiphon including verse and Gloria 3. German choral or Genevan psalm tune of candidates’ choice 4. Hymn composed after 1830 of candidates’ choice (Items 3 and 4 should include at least three stanzas, with introduction, interlude and free harmonization, as if accompanying an enthusiastic congregation of some 200.) 5. One of the following: a. Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A by C.V. Stanford b. Give unto the Lord by Edward Elgar c. Sanctus and Agnus Dei from Gabriel Faure’s Requiem d. Te Deum from Collegium Regale by Herbert Howells Panel of Judges Professor Thomas Murray Dr. John Walker National Cathedral Canon Michael McCarthy Prizes $5,000 1st Prize provided by Schoenstein & Co. $2,500 2nd Prize provided by Schoenstein & Co. Housing for finalists will be provided for three nights. |
Organ EventsTuesday, Sept. 21, 12:10 pm: Soprano Grace Srinivasan, organist Neil Weston, and violinist Sonya Chung perform
at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. Wednesday, Sept. 22, 12:40pm Gabriel Galdo presents a 40-minute concert celebrating the second anniversary of the completion of St. Matthew's Cathedral's Lively-Fulcher Great Organ following the 12:10pm Mass. He will play Sun Dance from Organ Dances by Bob Chilcott, Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544 by J. S. Bach, Prelude in E, Op. 99 No. 1 by Camille Saint-Saëns, Choral Improvisation on Jesu, geh voran, Op. 65 No. 56 by Sigfrid Karg-Elert, andCarillon on Tu es Petrus by Henri Mulet. This concert will be both open to the public, with CDC guidelines observed, as well as livestreamed on the Cathedral YouTube channel. Gabriel is a 10th grade homeschool student who attends weekly classes at the Cottage Classical School in Winchester, VA and his parish home school co-op at St. Francis de Sales in Purcellville, VA. He has been studying organ with David Lang since the spring of 2021. The cathedral is at 1725 Rhode Island Ave. NW. Friday, Sept. 24, 12:15 pm: Organist Alain Truche (Silver Spring) will perform a program featuring works of Francis Jackson, Margaret Vardell Sandresky, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Maurice Duruflé. National City Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 5 Thomas Circle, NW. Social distancing and masks required. Free admission; donations accepted. Detailed information at www.nationalcitycc.org. Sunday, Sept. 26, 10 am: Recital by Grant Hellmers, former organist and choirmaster at St. Paul's Old Town Alexandria, 228 South Pitt Street (corner of Duke & Pitt). Live or streamed at https://youtube.com/c/Stpaulsalexandria. Works by J.S. Bach, David Boelzner, Jean Langlais, and Hellmers himself. Trey Beauregard, alto saxophone, will be joining for the Boelzner piece. To be followed by the 11 a.m. service and a reception. Sunday, Sept. 26, 2 pm: Washington National Cathedral organist Thomas Sheehan plays a recital of music by Dorothy Papadokos, Thomas J. Crawford, Edouard Silas and Julius Reubke to celebrate Cathedral Day. Free. Also live-streaming. See cathedral.org/concerts. Friday, Oct. 1, 12:15 pm: Craig S. Williams, organist and choirmaster at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, will perform the Prelude and Fugue in G by Felix Mendelssohn along with patriotic works for organ by Emma Lou Diemer, Richard Purvis, and W.Eugene Thayer. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. Sunday, Oct. 10, 4 pm: Kelly Lenahan, accompanist for the Capitol Hill Chorale and the Washington Ballet, plays a recital at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 1400 Quincy St. NE. Friday, Oct. 15, 12:15 pm: Baltimore organist Wm. Glenn Osborne will perform a program of works in a variety of styles by composers from different nations, including Dietrich Buxtehude, Jehan Alain, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Olivier Messiaen, Dan Locklair, and Pietro A. Yon. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. Sunday, Oct. 17, 4 pm: Maria Balducci will play Buxtehude's Passacaglia in d-minor, Vaughan Williams' Rhosymedre, Franck's Chorale in a minor, three chant-based works by Near, Demissieux and Powell; and Toccata by P. Fletcher on the 1891 Hook & Hastings organ at St. Joseph's on Capitol Hill, 313 Second St. NE. Wednesday, Oct. 20, 12:40pm: James Wetzel, of St Vincent Ferrer, New York, NY, plays a recital elebrating the second anniversary of the completion of St. Matthew's Cathedral's Lively-Fulcher Great Organ following the 12:10pm Mass.This concert will be both open to the public, with CDC guidelines observed, as well as livestreamed on the Cathedral YouTube channel. The cathedral is at 1725 Rhode Island Ave. NW. Friday, Oct. 22, 12:15 pm: Organist Michael Stefanek (Salisbury, MD) will present a program of works by Norman Cocker, Charles Callahan, Seth Bingham, J. S. Bach, Joe Utterback, Billy Strayhorn, Alec Wyton, and Joseph Bonnet. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. Saturday, Oct. 23, 4 pm: Guest artist Jeremy Filsell will present the 2021 PipeSpectacular program at 4 pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish, 6701 Wisconsin Ave. in Chevy Chase. The program is sponsored by the DC, Northern Virginia and Potomac AGO chapters. Friday, Oct. 29, 12:15 pm: Organist Kelly Lenahan (Washington, DC) will perform works of great European composers J. S. Bach, Nadia Boulanger, Olivier Messiaen, Dietrich Buxtehude, and Eugène Gigout. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. Sunday, Nov. 14, 4 pm: Gabriel Galdo, second-place winner in the 2021 AGO's Mid-Atlantic Region Young Organists' Competition, plays a recital at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 1400 Quincy St. NE. Sunday, Dec. 12, 4 pm: Kimberly Hess, ceremonial organist at Arlington National Cemetery, plays a recital at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 1400 Quincy St. NE. Sunday, Dec. 5, 5 pm: Lessons and Carols at Christ Church Episcopal, 118 N. Washington St., Alexandria. Sunday, Jan. 9, 4 pm: Andrew Johnson, a graduate student at the Peabody Conservatory, plays a recital at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 1400 Quincy St. NE. Sunday, Jan. 30, 7 pm: Dedicatory organ recital played by Nathan Laube at Christ Church Episcopal, 118 N. Washington St., Alexandria. Sunday, Feb. 6, 5 pm: Choral Evensong with prelude recital by Bryan Holten, Christ Church Episcopal, 118 N. Washington St., Alexandria. Sunday, Feb. 13, 4 pm: Apex Brass of Washington, DC, plays a recital at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 1400 Quincy St. NE. Sunday, March 6, 5 pm: Choral Evensong with prelude recital by Samantha Scheff. Christ Church, 118 N. Washington St., Alexandria. Sunday, March 13, 4 pm: David Houston, dean of the DC AGO chapter and director of music at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, College Park, plays a recital at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 1400 Quincy St. NE. Sunday, April 3, 5 pm: Choral Evensong with prelude recital by Janet Yieh at Christ Church Episcopal, 118 N. Washington St., Alexandria. Sunday, April 10, 4 pm: Iris Lan of Washington, DC, plays a recital at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 1400 Quincy St. NE. Sunday, May 1, 5 pm: Hymn Festival with Michael Smith and Patrick Scott at Christ Church, 118 N. Washington St., Alexandria. Sunday, May 8, 5 pm: Chuyoung Suter, organist at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Gaithersburg, plays a recital at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, 1400 Quincy St. NE. |
